Carrie Fisher to Film 'Star Wars Episode 7' in London for Six Months

'Legit' star Jim Jefferies says the actress who is known for playing Princess Leia will stay in the U.K. for half a year to shoot the movie.

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Carrie Fisher is maybe the only "Star Wars Episode 7" star who openly talks about her involvement in the hotly-anticipated film. After repeatedly discussing her return to the franchise despite lack of confirmation from Disney and J.J. Abrams, she now let it slip that she's going overseas later this year to film the movie.

The news came from Jim Jefferies, the star of FXX's show "Legit" on which Fisher will appear in an upcoming episode. "She said to me, she goes 'I'm going off to London for six months to film the new Star Wars movie,' " he said on Sirius XM's "Opie and Anthony Show".

"And I don't think from looking at it, the new Star Wars movie is a direct continuation. It's number 7 but it's not going to be the next day, I'll tell you that much. Maybe she had the same problem the Emperor had, I don't know," the comedian jokingly added.

When the hosts suggested that maybe Fisher would have a cameo role, Jefferies stressed, "She's there for six months!"